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(FILES) This file photo taken on November 13, 2013 shows South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (R) ushering Russian President Vladimir Putin at the presidential Blue House in Seoul.
South Korean lawmakers on December 9, 2016 voted to impeach President Park Geun-Hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal and opening a new period of national uncertainty. The National Assembly ballot immediately transferred Park's authority to the prime minister, pending a decision by the Constitutional Court on whether to ratify the decision and permanently remove the president from office. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JEJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images